Need advice on convertible seats for my twins

Jillybeans5

Active member
Hi, I have 9 month old twins who are about to outgrow their infant seats, so it's time to work a new car seat puzzle! I drive a 2005 gmc Yukon xl with captains chairs, my babies are 19.5 lbs and 30" & 24.5 lbs and 30.5"(per Dr office, standing height is still under 30"). They are currently riding in cybex aton 2's, one in the second row driver's side captains chairs and the other in the third row center. I need two new convertible seats that will last a long time for big and tall babies, and be narrow enough to fit side by side in the 3rd row(hopefully). I know this is a tall order, but I have to keep all other seats accessible for my older school aged children. I am concerned that a convertible seat rearfacing in the 3rd row center will make the seats next to it inaccessible without folding the seats in front of them, which I clearly can only do if they don't have car seats installed in them. I hope this isn't too confusing, and if you read this far, thank you!
 
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Jillybeans5

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I just want to note that my signature line is 3 years old for those who can see it. I have 7 children, but they clearly don't all fit in this vehicle at the same time. The 17, 15, and 11 year old all use seatbelts only, the 9 year old uses an incognito, and my 7 year old uses a graco connext lbb.
 

lgenne

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I think I would get one Radian and one Graco "clone" (MySize/Size4Me/Fit4Me). It might also be worth looking at a MyRide or SureRide. They both puzzle well with a Radian, and sit up on a very narrow base, which might make buckling boosters right next to them easier.
 

Jillybeans5

Active member
Probably no chance of two of the same seat fitting side by side huh?
I was already considering a radian, does anyone know if it works in my 3rd row, it's been a couple years since I tried one?
What about Fllo, it looks really narrow on paper, but I've never put hands on one?
Trying to figure out the narrowest seats that would play nice with one another as well as my wheel well.
 
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lgenne

New member
The Fllo is really narrow but deep and the sides are flat, so they don't really puzzle with anything. The Fllo might actually work if you want 2 of the same side by side.
 

seb3244

New member
We love our fllo but they are really heavy lol
Worth it but heavy. I do like that they are heavy for safety reasons though.

We have one now and will be purchasing a new one soon for my rear facing 19 month old who will surely outgrow her britax advocate rear facing by 2. I love that my 3.5 yr old can still read face and she is tall too.

Good luck :)
 

featherhead

Well-known member
Probably no chance of two of the same seat fitting side by side huh?
I was already considering a radian, does anyone know if it works in my 3rd row, it's been a couple years since I tried one?
What about Fllo, it looks really narrow on paper, but I've never put hands on one?
Trying to figure out the narrowest seats that would play nice with one another as well as my wheel well.


A seat on a base, like the Graco MyRide would probably work well,next to the wheel well. Then a Diono Radian fits well next to that. In my van I tried a Peg Perego Convertible in the third row, and it puzzled nicely with the wheel well also. The MyRide base is even narrower, so the combination of MyRide and Radian is nice and narrow.
 

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